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Szoboszlai or Barnes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 667× this gameweek · last compared 43 minutes ago

Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Barnes wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.9M

Cost

6.1M

Total Points

4.0

Points Per Game

5.6

30.6%

Selected By

7.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

440

Minutes Played

450

34.4

ICT Index

28.2

2.5

Form

5.5

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.59 pts per £m (Szoboszlai 2.9 vs Barnes 4.59)

🎯 Barnes is your differential (7.8% owned) - Szoboszlai is the template pick at 30.6%

Fixtures

Liverpool

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08

Newcastle

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07

📅 Barnes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Szoboszlai

41.1

Barnes

62.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 28 points) is the better FPL pick over Szoboszlai (Liverpool, £6.9m, 20 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Barnes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).